ChatGPT has become an indispensable business tool from the hype theme. More and more companies use the AI assistant to optimize processes and increase productivity. But how to use ChatGPT professionally and safely? This guide will show you best practices, specific applications and important safety aspects for corporate use.
ChatGPT versions for companies
Before you introduce ChatGPT to the company, you should know the different versions:
Version Price Suitable for Data protection
ChatGPT Free Free Individuals, tests Base
ChatGPT Plus $20/month Power users Base
ChatGPT Team $25/User/month Small teams Expanded
ChatGPT Enterprise On request Enterprises Maximum level
Recommendation
For professional use we recommend at least ChatGPT Team or Enterprise. These versions offer improved data protection: your data is not used for training the AI.
Top 10 Applications by Department
Marketing
Content creation and ideas creation
Use ChatGPT for blog posts, social media posts, newsletter texts and campaign ideas. The AI delivers fast designs that you can refine.
Time saving: Up to 60% for the first text creation
Sales
E-mail templates and promotion
Create personalized sales emails, offers and follow-up messages. ChatGPT can propose various tonalities and argumentation lines.
Saving time: Up to 40% in offerings
HR
Job alerts and onboarding
Form appealing job advertisements, create onboarding materials and answer frequent employee questions.
Time savings: Up to 50% for HR documents
Customer service
Reply templates and FAQ creation
Develop consistent response templates for frequent customer requests and create comprehensive FAQ documents.
Time saving: Up to 70% for standard requests
Product development
Research and documentation
Use ChatGPT for market research, technical documentation and specification creation.
Time savings: Up to 45% for documentation tasks
Safety guidelines for corporate use
Personal data of customers or employees
Confidential business secrets
Passwords or access data
Unpublished financial data
Patent-relevant information
Recommended security measures
Clear Guidelines: Create binding guidelines, which may be entered and which is not
** Training:** Sensitisation You all employees for data protection risks
Enterprise version: Use ChatGPT Enterprise for maximum data protection
Anonymization: Remove personal data before entering
Check: Check You AI-generated content always before use
Best Practices for Maximum Productivity
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